Hodge re-signs with Hawks

Written By Unknown on Rabu, 10 April 2013 | 20.11

Hawthorn captain Luke Hodge has re-signed with the club. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun

HAWTHORN captain Luke Hodge has signed a new one-year deal.

Hodge, 28, like former captain Sam Mitchell, would have been an unrestricted free agent at season's end.

After Mitchell put pen to paper recently Hodge's signature is the latest piece of the Hawks' free-agency puzzle to fall into place.

Lance Franklin remains the big fish, but Shaun Burgoyne and Xavier Ellis are others to come out of contract at season's end.

Hodge, the 2008 Norm Smith medallist, said last month he would expect to have to take a pay cut to accommodate players such as Franklin under the salary cap.

"As you get older it's proven in the past that you're going to have to go lower so that the younger blokes coming through can get paid probably a little bit more, which is what they deserve," Hodge said.

Hodge played just 10 games last year because of a nagging left knee injury, which also delayed his start to this pre-season.

He played his first senior game for the year against West Coast last weekend and is expected to be fit for Sunday's blockbuster against Collingwood.


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